Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-15
GENERAL mARREEs.
P-odnco and Provl,innr-

I C#ICAFo, Ill, July I5.-Wlcat-Marke6
opened fairly firm. but there was nOtmuch bus
iueEs dgInE ard q iist.ess feeling pervaded
/ the pit. August started - - SC, but
within an hour after the opening q spurt of
/ local selling mad hammered &c down TO &c. \
. large share Of this easy feeling came from free
I mHrEctS, anI heavy local sales by local operq-
/ tors. Not so much talk was heard Of export
ers' actions, as they only took III coo bushels
yesterday at New YORK, and 10 was well on TO
noon here before &c could DC learned that they
had done anything ~ au to-day. When
It was found they were stiil locked
buying followed which induced recovery to
&c. and the session closed with August steady
at that lgUre. There were plenty OF buyers "a
the corn pit to-day ana prices were correspond
inCly stiff. Advance was Httle over &C net at
tie dine the market lung or fractions between
&6G&6' ?, but In the general way She advance
WAS steady AMI Of 9 healthy character, and the
CiJ;e OF the market was irm at the tJl-wluE
quotations: August sOld from jjl5i.-c short
TibS were active but aI unsettled feeling pic
vailed. The impression jhat trade IN
improve '0' In be aea5 future "O and
Shat the dullast season hat passed. GOOD con
. sumptiye demand is having its effect, and
the shorts were o. Mons to cover, and every
aOfy apparent. wanted TO get q w short ribs.
7 Competition among buyers was bfsk, and the
offerings JelnS light prices 2d anced 500 nc.
Armour gold ON the BIN re ana reaction OF &c
followed. bgJ the market closed steady and
t-',c higher imam yc-,crd1v. August opened ut
s. o. % sold 10 $ j'-sc Du- closed ST 5 OK;
January sold 10 ST C0G6 TO- Lard was quiet out
s.erd.er at s. 81 90 %, bat closed al 81 j711.
Mess pocE received g fair attention and year
sold az 81, 4JOi! 90. and closed =: Sll 80.
Leading futures closed as follows Wheat
jay nc. AUGUST - september &c; Oc;O-
Der - -. CorH-JUiy 30. 20; august '5.;c;
ScptGmG = $I.t05it5ci October SIC. Mess
pork-Ija1 SNiO Lsri-JUly Sf 52I1; August
SIS 81 Te"SaatelBer 81 G71; october S. -.
t.mbcr, s. ~ ctobcr. s. %. Cash quota
tions were: clown fair demand and steady
- firm ht 0fno Iuotations. No. spring
wheat, 7i@d- ssss : red, I'sla &c No ;
corn, 50 G. Fl rs, per barrel. 80 $50
is 90. Lard. per .-tJs, - 80: snort ribs,
sides, loose, - O5a dry silted shoulders
$50 IS se1s Z Y '0@O OO' w 'iS'' sues OOA'''
NEW YORK, July 49, h.l,Ionr1-Firm. Wheat
Spot lots &c lower on spIama and '.1i8c on
wlater grades, closing heavy. Tor siness
was fair, options declined isGl>-l EIrlV, the
most marked on July, closing weak aD&"t
the inside rates. SPeCUlatiOns We're fairly aC-
tive. spot 40. red So &c elevator; s474Gs47sC
delivered; sios SIC +. o ci0Siisc to arrive;
July s30sic closed ut s5ci August SD Gsi &c,
closed nj o5isc; September 81 g-lGUs5c. closed
at - g October - .GsGC. closed II 50 &c; No
veRlber S7CS7 &C, closed 81 C. C0rn-SpOt lots
firm, closing shade higher; options opened
&C lower, bat later recovered from the declines
"a d45c' delivered; a &c canal ailoat; August
"a a fJC, closed ut 4JC; September 4G G46jEc,
closed ~ 80 &C; october 49,. c4ilsc closed Il &C.
Cotfee-Saies 1880 bags, spot far; kio
moderately active; July SI7 l5Gl7 30; August
: 4ogT 80. September 81 5O6l7 -: Oc-
tober SI1 to@I7 20; November sI1 65oIz So
December Sl1 10CI7 so; January 5 - 75GI 81;
February Si7 c1o7 90; March SIT 30; April
Sl7 sOal7 So; May Sl1 %. SUgar-Ftrm; fair
demand; refined firm. MOlasses-Quiet.
PorE-StrOnger; old mess, SIS 0J8 , 25; new
do Si6 tUUlG5U. Cut meats-Firm; picked
bellies sc; picked hams 12Gl2 g. Lard
opened strong and 567 points higher; closed
weak, advance partly partly lost; western
steam spot S. g2is {: August 50 9OG6 % SepteE-
Der So g9n7 OG; October s. UiG7 10; November
50 JiGG 60; city steam Sc So.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, July Flour quiet and
dull unchanged. Wheat lower. Larger Re
ceiptE ana n general bearish feeling caused a
C decline which recovered, to again decline,
and closed 2. @l2 below yesterday; No red,
cash, - july 75G . C. closing at &c. August
- a sc closing Ut % C; September 100
70 &C. closing st 7Jc; October IS GTTi5C, clos
ing at Csc Corn dull and lOWeri cash 39's 20
3 &C. August 33 c; September 1904 &c, clos
Ing SIC. oats Irregular; cash DO; July 24iIci
Angus. 24Ci September 24Hc. C0rnmeal
steady at ST 5000. Whisky steady at 81 %.
Provisions strong and higher. PORK irregular;
new SIS 90. Lard lIrm So 20 Dry saltmeat, boxed
shoulders, s. IS; long clears s. 25; clear ribs
s. J7}5 short clears, 8 e.. Bacon - Boxed
shoulders So %, long clears 50 90 Gear
ribs 50 90; short clear . 2ja9 315l .Ham5--
steady az Sll COGA 10.